Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE): 6th International Sym

描述(申请人提供)：第六届国际研讨会：公共卫生与农业农村生态系统，2008年10月19日至23日，在萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通举行，由加拿大农业健康与安全中心组织。主要援助将由NIOSH资助的位于美国威斯康星州马什菲尔德的国家儿童农村和农业健康与安全中心提供，每个NIOSH农业中心都有主办圆桌会议或科学会议的作用。该活动将讨论与农村和农业环境有关的健康和安全问题。与第六届国际研讨会相关的是各机构和组织的会议，包括NIOSH所有农业健康和安全中心的会议。农业和其他行业的农村健康和安全问题在研究、教育、预防和推广方面构成持续的重大挑战。随着快速变化影响到农村人的生存，研讨会将促进新知识的共享，与来自世界各地的其他研究人员建立未来的关系，并发展知识翻译网络。此外，它将拓宽我们的视角，研究这些变化对世界各地农村人民健康的社会、政治和环境影响。本次研讨会的四大主题“我们呼吸什么”、“我们吃什么”、“我们如何工作”和“我们如何生活”将为讨论和科学陈述农业和农村劳动者及其家庭的健康和未来面临的问题和挑战提供一个框架和科学陈述。将讨论每个主题中的许多具体主题，如农业健康和安全、食品安全、人畜共患病、微粒和化学品暴露、健康决定因素、风险评估和水质。研讨会的目的是描述和分享最先进的尖端科学，为进一步的研究和研究领域提供建议，为政策、健康促进和预防提供建议，并通过《农业医学杂志：致力于公共卫生和农业农村生态系统的实践、政策和研究》的专刊传播知识。这份出版物将在NIOSH中心和NIOSH内部计划的科学家的参与和领导下产生。研讨会将针对和吸引当地、国家和国际科学家、政策制定者、政府雇员、农业雇主和工人、农村人民以及在卫生和农村环境领域就业的专业人员。根据我们以往五次研讨会的经验，与会者将来自全球二十多个国家。预计将有350人登记，其中约100人来自美国，包括来自NIOSH农业卫生中心的代表，200人来自加拿大，50人来自其他国家。 公共卫生相关性：在影响农村和农业人口和社区的许多变化的背景下，本次研讨会将讨论涉及这些人和农业人口的重要公共卫生问题和暴露。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 6th International Symposium: Public Health & the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem, October 19-23, 2008, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is being organized by the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture. Primary assistance will be provided by the NIOSH-funded National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA and each of the NIOSH Agricultural Centers has a role in hosting a roundtable or scientific session. The event will address health and safety issues related to the rural and agricultural environment. Associated with the 6th International Symposium will be meetings of various agencies and organizations, including a meeting of all the NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Centers. Rural health and safety issues in agriculture and other industries present ongoing and significant challenges in research, education, prevention and outreach. With rapid changes affecting the very survival of rural people, the symposium will promote sharing of new knowledge, building future relationships with other researchers from around the globe, and developing knowledge translation networks. Furthermore, it will broaden our perspective to examine the social, political, and environmental impact of these changes on the health of the rural peoples around the world. The four major themes of this symposium, "what we breathe," "what we eat and drink," "how we work," and "how we live" will provide a framework for discussion and scientific presentations on issues and challenges facing the health and future of agricultural and rural workers, and families. Numerous specific topics in each theme will be addressed, such as agricultural health and safety, food safety, zoonoses, particulate and chemical exposures, health determinants, risk assessment and water quality. The objectives of the symposium are to describe and share state of the art cutting edge science, provide recommendations for further research and study areas, provide recommendations for policy, health promotion and prevention, and disseminate knowledge through a special issue of the Journal of Agromedicine: Practice, Policy & Research that is dedicated to Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem. This publication will be generated with the involvement and leadership of scientists in the NIOSH Center and Intramural NIOSH programs. The symposium will target and attract local, national and international scientists, policy makers, government employees, agricultural employers and workers, rural people and professionals employed in the areas of health and rural environment. Based on our experience with five previous symposia, participants will be attracted from more than twenty countries worldwide. The expected registration is 350 people with approximately 100 from the United States including representation from the NIOSH Agricultural Health Centers, 200 from Canada and 50 from other countries. Public Health Relevance: This Symposium will address important public health issues and exposures involving rural and agricultural populations in the context of the many changes affecting these people and communities.